James A. Goold

Of Counsel

jgoold@cov.com
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Covington & Burling LLP
1201 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20004-2401
Tel: 202.662.5507


 

Practices

Education

  • The University of Chicago, 1976
  • Wesleyan University, 1972
    • high honors

Bar Admissions

  • District of Columbia


James Goold is resident in our Washington office.  His practice spans a diversified range of domestic and international litigation, arbitration, and regulatory matters, including US and international product liability litigation and related counseling and regulatory/legislative projects; litigation for and against foreign governments on matters involving energy policy, shareholder and investment protection, admiralty and cultural preservation disputes and insurance coverage arbitrations.

Representative Matters

  • Representation of consumer products manufacturers in defense of nationwide US product liability and consumer litigation and related exposure prevention and legislative counseling. 
  • Representation of major pharmaceutical manufacturer in London arbitration to enforce coverage for product liability and catastrophe level claims growing out of US mass tort litigation. 
  • Representation of European national governments in admiralty and international law matters relating to cultural and historic property; representation of shareholders and investors in expropriation and related claims against the Russian Federation. 

Previous Experience

  • Institute of Nautical Archaeology, College Station, Texas and Bodrum, Turkey, Chairman, Board of Directors and General Counsel
  • RPM Nautical Foundation, Key West, Florida,  Chairman, Executive Committee and General Counsel

Honors and Rankings

  • Commander, Cruz del Orden de Isabela Catolica, Kingdom of Spain 2000

Memberships and Affiliations

  • U.S.A. Foundation, Spain, General Counsel

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